I Love Paddling

We knew Ralph Frese as “Mr. Canoe.” The paddling community is remembering Ralph Frese, as he passed away on December 10, at age 86. Some of us knew him as the owner of the Chicagoland Canoe Base shop at Irving and Narragansett, he designed beautiful watercraft for all types of canoeists – from 30 foot […]

A former Minnesota couple is making waves for the unique way they moved from Ely, MN to Belfast, ME last year: by canoe.

  Midwest Mountaineering’s Outdoor Adventure Expo is practically an annual rite of passage–the surest sign of spring in the Twin Cities and, with this year’s unseasonably warm temps, an unofficial start to summer.

Join 23,000 fellow paddlers and Canoeing.com in Madison WI this weekend for hundreds of boats and thousands of deals on gear — its time to get inspired for the paddling season, plan your summer trip, and gear up!

Join other canoe and kayak enthusiasts for stories, presentations, photographs, maps and more from the Far North – Highlighting Ernest Oberholtzer’s 1912 great canoe adventure!

The Minnesota DNR has released a new interactive map showing its 32 official State Water Trails — its a great tool to look for paddling opportunities all over the state, especially if you are looking for a place to paddle near a city or in an area that is new to you.  The map includes […]

Are you in the Quad Cities area? Want to be part of a Guinness World Record attempt? Want to have some fun with a paddle and about 700 friends? Floatzilla 2011 is the Quad Cities 2nd Annual paddle sports festival that culminates with an attempt at setting the record for the largest flotilla of kayaks and […]

Explore the character of the mighty river as you paddle through three locks, both downtowns and serene backwaters. Enjoy live music from local sensation Romantica, great food provided by community vendors, and camping at Historic Fort Snelling through this fully supported paddling event. Hundreds of paddlers participated in 2010, and this year promises to be […]